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Putting Receptive Skills First: An Experiment in Sequencing.
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Davies, Norman F. – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1980
Proposes that second language instruction should give priority to the receptive skills of listening and reading and describes a project conducted in Sweden which sought to realize the development of these skills in a short course. (AM)
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Listening Comprehension, Reading Instruction, Receptive Language
A Touch of...Class!
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Turnbull, Miles – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1996
Presents a multidimensional teaching module, based on a communicative-experiential syllabus, that can be adapted to address the specific ages, needs, and interests of students. The article emphasizes that the key to creating a successful multidimensional module is the selection of an appropriate topic. (15 references) (CK)
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Content, Course Objectives, Interdisciplinary Approach
L'Enseignement de la Grammaire en Immersion Francaise au Secondaire: Les Premieres Lignes d'un Curriculum Communicatif Base sur les Besoins des apprenants.es (The Teaching of Grammar in Secondary Level French Immersion Courses: A Communicative Approach in a Curriculum Based on the Needs of the Students).
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Rheaume, Martine – Canadian Modern Language Review, 1997
Discusses the need to use the "communicative approach" to teach French grammar in French immersion classes in Canada. Emphasis is placed on the value of using a "needs-based syllabus" that considers the immediate and long-term employment needs of each individual, as well as the psychological and developmental needs. (18…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Course Objectives, Employment Potential, Foreign Countries